Provence Guru

The Best of Provence Walking Tour is designed to encapsulate all that is great about Provence in 6 days of unforgettable experiences. From iconic hikes to historical monuments and world class art galleries and from wine tastings to gourmet meals, the tour is a sensory and visual delight. Expect days filled with sunshine, as you walk through countryside filled with sweeping fields of lavender. Enjoy cities replete with beauty and historic buildings, bubbling fountains and cafe terraces overflowing with the joy of life in a part of the world the locals call “un coin de paradis” – a corner of paradise. The Tour is led by local author Jamie Ivey and includes daily hikes followed by visits to: ...Read more >

Our self guided Provence Ebike tour is designed to encapsulate all that is great about Provence and its countryside in 3 unforgettable rides. From picturesque villages to iconic countryside and from wine tasting to gourmet meals, the tour is a sensory and visual delight. On the first evening you’ll meet Jamie Ivey the author of 5 books on Provence, including a major guide book. Over a glass of pink wine, he’ll ensure you get the very best from your Provence Ebike tour. Expect days filled with sunshine, as you ride past sweeping fields of lavender. Enjoy villages replete with beauty and historic buildings, bubbling fountains and cafe terraces overflowing with the joy of life in a part of ...Read more >

Led by a wine industry insider who has previously won the Book of the Year on French wine, this is a wine tour like no other. Tour members will have the opportunity to discover Provence's best wines, meet vignerons, and crumble Provence's famous terroir between their fingers. The Tour leader has also recently written a comprehensive guidebook on Provence. Focusing on organic vineyards, tour members will learn about bio-dynamic and natural wine making. They will also have the opportunity to visit Provence's most famous cities and regions - Aix en Provence, Les Alpilles, the Luberon and the Mediterranean coast. These visits help to provide an essential cultural (and gourmet) background to ...Read more >

A unique opportunity to tour Provence in the company of the author of a major guidebook on the region. The tour leader has lived in Provence for 14 years and has written 5 books about Provence. He is an authority on all things Provencal, and is a specialist on rosé. The tour will visit the Vanlensole Lavender fields. These are the most extensive lavender fields in Provence, and when the lavender is in full bloom are a wonder to behold. We will also visit a working lavender distillery and the unmissable Abbaye de Senanque. This Cistercian Abbey is picture perfect all year round, but with the lavender fields in front of it, the Abbaye takes on another dimension.  The tour is based in the ...Read more >